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Forum Thread: Detected Instance RealPlayer not the same as installed version
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| David12846 | Detected Instance RealPlayer not the same as installed version |
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22nd Aug, 2011 06:58 |
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Ranking: 4 Posts: 11 User Since: 29th Apr, 2008 System Score: N/A Location: N/A |
Greetings: I just noticed one of my scan result is showing "RealPlayer 14.x" as being patched. It also says the detected version is "12.0.1.666". Why are these two values different? Why is Secunia saying the detected version is 12.0.1.666 ? When I open Real Player, Real Player says my version is 14.0.6.666. |
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22nd Aug, 2011 09:38 | ||||||||
| Hi, In some instances, the vendor will officially refer to the product as being one version, but not actually set the version information correctly. So the difference between versions 12.x and 14.x (as referred to officially) could be found in the minor version numbers, where one could, for example, be 12.5.x.x and the other 12.7x.x. The reason for this is a mystery, and the patterns are often strange. However, to make it easier for users, we sometimes substitute the actual version numbers in the files (that frequently don't make any sense) with version numbers matching what is announced on the website (such as 14.x). I believe that if we showed the version numbers as they actually were we'd get asked "Why can't I install the latest version?" very frequently, as users were rightfully confused by the conflicting information. Hope this helps. |
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| David12846 | RE: Detected Instance RealPlayer not the same as installed version | ||||||||
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23rd Aug, 2011 01:47 | ||||||||
| Score: 4 Posts: 11 User Since: 29th Apr 2008 System Score: N/A Location: N/A |
Emil - Thanks for the reply. I think I found where the discrepancy comes from. When I opened the property box for the executable (C:\Program Files\realplay.exe), the File Version was listed as 12.0.6.666 . That's the value that Secunia reported in the "Detected Version" column. When I ran the executable and opened the "About box", it said 14.0.6.666 . I doubt Secunia opens every program on a User's PC (in the background) and looks INSIDE the application for the actual Version Number. If Secunia WAS able to open every program, PSI would probably be like a bear in a china shop! Version Number 12.0.6.666 was probably the version number of the original executable I downloaded. I bet if I remove the application entirely, and download the whole application again, the version number _might_ say "14.0.6.666"... but I'm not going to do that (Have to do that with other programs that don't remove old versions when updates are applied!). Thanks! David |
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| Anthony Wells | RE: Detected Instance RealPlayer not the same as installed version | ||||||||
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23rd Aug, 2011 17:21 | ||||||||
| Score: 2324 Posts: 3,203 User Since: 19th Dec 2007 System Score: N/A Location: N/A |
Hi David , I would save ypourself some money and not bet on it if I were you . The PSI reads the metadata of specific files downloaded on your system .rather than "opening" a programme .The files it reads for a programme's existence and for it's actual version are often but not always the same . It then translates that as to whether what it is reading is a "secure" version . As it is reading the 12.x .exe file as an up to date/secure version , then it is not likely to be the original .exe version . As Emil says , that translates to 14.x :ie: being what you see in the "About" and at the website ; so that's what the PSI calls it - to try to minimise confusion , for the average user - having seen the "up to date" version in the detected instance metadata . Note the overlapping of most of the other "version" numbers including the "build #". Take care Anthony -- It always seems impossible until its done. Nelson Mandela |
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